Runner for wheeled vehicles.



PATENTED AUG. 9, 1904.

E. E. DRURY.

RUNNER FOR WHEELED VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1904.

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RUNNER FOR WHEELED VEHICLES.

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UNITE STATES Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ELMER E. DRURY, OF GLOUSTER, Ol-Ilit).

RUNNER FOR WHEELED VEHlCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,940, dated August 9, 1904.

Application filed March 10, 1904. Serial No. 197,479. (No mode1.)

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, Emma E. DRURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glouster, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Runners for Wheeled Vehicles; and 1 do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in runner attachments for wheeled vehicles; and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and convenient apparatus for direct attachment to the wheels of a vehicle whereby the same may be used when snow is upon the ground.

My invention consists of a device of this character which is composed of various details of construction and combinations and arrange ments of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

1 illustrate my invention in the accompany is a detail view of the fastening means for holding a band or rod about the circumference of the wheel.

Reference now being hadto the details of the drawings by letter, A designates one of my runners, which is made from a single piece of metal and may be made so as to extend underneath both side wheels of the vehicle, or a separate runner may be utilized, if desired, for each wheel, in which latter event the runner may be connected suitable mechanism.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that the forward end of each runner is upwardly curved, as at A, and has an eye an engaged by a band B, of steel, and is adapted to partially encircle therim of the vehielewheel, as shown. Projecting from said band at intervals are the retaining members 0, which are bent so as to engage the tire of the wheel, but not the rim, thereby preventing a rubbing action, which would mar the finish of the rim or felly. One end of said band is provided with apertures R, and D designates a second metallic band, having an eye which is pivotally mounted upon a pin E, secured to the runner. Said band l) is also provided with apertures, and the two ends of the bands D and B are adapted to overlap, and in adj usting said bands in position to engage and hold the runner to a wheel the apertures in said bands are in. registration and adapted to receive a fastening-bar F, which has an angled end F, designed to engage in said apertures, and a retaining band or ring G is provided whichis adapted to engage notches f in the shank portion of said retaining member F, whereby the two bands may beheld taut and.

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here bobs are employed, a connecting-bar K is provided, which carries an antifrictionroller K at one end, which is adapted to ride upon the concaved portion of the connectingbar N, which connects the rear ends of the runners of the forward wheels of the vehicle, while the other end of said bar K comprises a series of apcrtures'O, through which a retaining-bolt 0 may be passed to engage a cross-bar Q, connecting the forward ends of the runners of the rear bob. By this means the device may be easily adjusted to differentlength running-gear, and while the bar 1C is held stationary the forward bob may be allowed to turn.

in order to make it possible to fold the bands B, they may be provided with hinge-joints B.

By the provision of a runner apparatus made in accordance with my invention it will be observed that simple and eiiicient means is provided which may be easily applied to any wheeled veliicle and without in any way marring the wheel, and thus rendering the vehicle 'in so doing hold the wheel securely to the convenient for ready use with snow, and when not in use the apparatus maybe folded into a compact space.

Having thus fully described my invention,

'What I claim as new, and desire to secure by mounted to the forward curved ends of said runners, angle members projecting laterally from said bands and adapted to hold the latter upon the tires of wheels, short bands fastened to the rear portions of the runners, locking-levers each having an angled end adapted to be inserted in registering apertures in said bands, and a ring adapted to engage notches in the shank portion of each lever and hold the latter in a locking relation, and a crossbar connecting the rear ends of the runners, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER E. DRURY. WVitnesses:

D. DILLES, Ur. W. GAvAY. 

